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M. A. EKL, A. HOYDA, M. OIZEK & V. SKALA.

-DRAG SAW.

- No. 288.558. Patented Nov. 13, 1883.

(.lNrrE TATES PATENT Genres.

MARTIN A. EKL, ANTON HOYDA, MARTIN 'OIZEK, AND VENZL sKALA, on ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

DRAG-SAW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,559, dated November 13, 1883.

Application filed May 21, 1853. (No model.)

.T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MARTIN A. EKL,

ANTON HOYDA, MARTIN OIZEK, and VENZL SKALA, all of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Saw-Bucks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus in working position. Fig. 2 is an edge view of same folded; and Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, and .7 are enlarged detail views, illustrating the construction of different parts.

Our invention relates to a saw-buck that can be folded up when not in use, so as not to take up unnecessary room in storage, and to be conveniently carried from place to place, and to which a common buck saw can be quickly attached and also detached and our invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to thedrawings, A represents the front, and B the rear or back, legs of the apparatus, connected by bolts 0, (see Fig. 1,) so that they can be foldedtogether. (See Fig. 2.) The rear legs are connected at their lower ends by a cross-piece, B, and the lower ends of the front ones by a cross-piece, A, and the former are somewhat longer than the latter, as shown, so that their cross-piece folds beneath the legs A. The legs B have short ends B above the pivots, and the legs A long ends A Secured to the legs A, justbelow the pivots, is a cross-piece, D, the ends of which extend beyond the legs andform stops against which the endsB of the legs B rest when the apparatus is in working position. These stops do not, of course, interfere with the folding of the legs, while they prevent them opening I saw, I, by clamps J, inturned ends J, which clamps, and a slot, G, in the arm.

' a thumb-nut, K.

embrace one of the end pieces of the saw, and which are adjustably secured to the arm by a bolt, K, passing through slots J4, in the (See Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 Any sized saw can thus be quickly and conveniently attached and. detached to and from the arm. The bolt K has (See Fig. 5.) One end of the saw being thus supported by the lever, the operator takes hold of the other end and is assisted (in thebackward movement of the saw, which is when the cutting is being done) by springs L, surrounding the gudgeons of the beam E, and secured by one end, L, to the parts A their freeends L being hooked to engage behind. the lever. (See Figs. 1 and 3.) The springs canbe disengaged from the lever when desired, as shown in Fig. 2, and by dotted lines, Fig. 3.

The saw can be disconnected from the buck either by disconnecting it from the arm,,or by disconnecting the arm from the lever.

WVe claim as our invention- 1. The combination of the front legs, A, having long ends A", rear legs, B, hinged to the front legs, having short ends B to support the log, cross -piece D, on the front legs, to limit the opening of .the frame, and on which the ends supporting the log rest, the rock shaft E, journaled in the long ends, lever F, depending from the rock-shaft, and means for securing a buck-saw by its inner arm to the lower end of the lever, as set forth.

2. The combination of the supporting-frame, consisting of long legs A A short legs B B and cross-piece D in front of the long legs to support the short ends beneath the log, rook-shaft E, having gudgeons journaled in the upper ends of the long legs, lever F, depending from the rock-shaft, means for connecting a bucksaw to the lower end of the lever, and a spring, L, coiled around the gudgeonof the rock-shaft, having one end, L, secured to a long leg, and the other end, L, engaged with the lever to force the latter rearwardly, as set forth.

3. The combination of a suitable supporting-frame, a lOCkrShZtft journaled in the upperend of the frame, a lever depending from the rock-shaft, an arm, G, hinged to the lower end of the lever by a bolt, and adjustable clamps J ,to grasp and hold the buck-saw rig- 2 assess cured to the long legs and lever, respectively, the arm G, bolted to the lower end of the lever, and the clamps J, having inturned ends, and 15 bolted to the arm, as set forth.

MARTIN A. EKL. ANTON HOYDA.

' MARTIN OIZEK.

VENZL SKALA.

idly by its inner arm, having slots J and in-- turned ends J and a bolt passing through the arm and slots to secure the clamps to the arm, as set forth. n. 4. A saw-buck consisting of a frame having long legs A A", short legs B B hinged to gether, and a cross-piece D on the front legs to support the ends on which the log rests, a rock-shaft, E, having gudgeons journaled in the upper ends of the long legs, a lever, F. depending from the rock-sh aft, springs L, coiled around the gudgeons, having their ends se- In presence of- GEO. H. KNIGHT, J. E. KNIGHT. 

